John Joseph Franze

Purple Heart

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John Joseph Franze

Seaman First Class

U S Navy Reserve Active Duty

Received the purple heart posthumously

Served aboard the submarine USS Lagarto. Lost and presumed dead during enemy action in the Gulf of Siam, 24 May 1945.

Grave marker at St. Agatha Cemetery in Ellwood City, PA.

John Joseph Franze was born 16 May 1925 in Ellwood City, Lawrence County, PA.

research submitted by Angelo Filigenzi

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